ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
JULY 7TH, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
George Eliot
TODAY’S ACTION
Start your day off with a great ***big smile*** because every day should be a GREAT DAY.
TODAY’S QUOTE
Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousand of miles and all the years you have lived.
Helen Keller
HAPPY FRIDAY
Three day work weeks are just grand !
Yes, it is Friday – my favorite day of the week !
We’ve had such cool nights the past few days, that it has been wonderful sleeping weather. It actually feels good to cuddle in the blankets. Yesterday reminded me of a September day rather than July.
I spoke with DS#4 down in the southeastern part of the US and they’ve been experiencing some 100 degree days. I guess we really should appreciate this cool spell we’re having. It’s been another week without using the A/C here and that is a very good thing.
Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY IS ICE CREAM CONE DAY !
For centuries, ice cream was served in saucers. It wasn't until 1904 at the St. Louis World's Fair that ice cream was sold in a cone. When an ice cream vendor ran out of paper dishes, he ran to the next booth where a man was selling waffles. He rolled a waffle, filled it with ice cream, andthe rest is history. Within a decade, 1/3 of the ice cream eaten in the U.S. was eaten from a waffle cone.
TODAY’S TRIVIA
Chocolate Day - Chocolate was introduced to Europe on this day in 1550
Today is National Strawberry Sundae Day
Today is Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 60th wedding anniversary. The former First Couple married when Jimmy was 21 and Rosalynn was 18.
1585: Grenville & Lane land at Roanoke, Va. to found Raleigh's 1st colony
1754: - Kings College opened in New York City with eight students and one faculty member, Dr. Samuel Johnson, who also served as college president. The school later became Columbia University.
1949: A new type radio show premiered on NBC dramatizing cases from actual police files. Each show began "The story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent." Dum-de-dum-dum! Dragnet, starring Jack Webb, was born.
1956: Johnny Cash made his first appearance on the "Grand Ole Opry."
TODAY’S SMILE
Letting Go of Resentments
A story tells of a merchant in a small town who had identical twin sons. The boys workedfor their father in the department store he owned and, when he died, they took over the store.
Everything went well until the day a dollar bill disappeared. One of the brothers had left the bill on the cash register and walked outside with a customer. When he returned, the money was gone. He asked his brother, "Did you see that dollar bill on the cash register?"
His brother replied that he had not. But the young man kept probing and questioning. He would not let it alone. "Dollar bills just don't get up and walk away! Surely you must have seen it!"
There was subtle accusation in his voice. Tempers began to rise. Resentment set in. Before long, a deep and bitter chasm divided the young men. They refused to speak. They finally decided they could no longer work together and a dividing wall was built down the center of the store.
For twenty years hostility and bitterness grew, spreading to their families and to the community. Then one day a man in an automobile licensed in another state stopped in front of the store. He walked in and asked the clerk, "How long have you been here?" The clerk replied that he'd been there all his life.
The customer said, "I must share something with you. Twenty years ago I was "riding the rails" and came into this town in a boxcar. I hadn't eaten for three days. I came into this store from the back door and saw a dollar bill on the cash register. I put it in my pocket and walked out. All these years I haven't been able to forget that. I know it wasn't much money, but I had to come back and ask your forgiveness."
The stranger was amazed to see tears well up in the eyes of this middle-aged man. "Would you please go next door and tell that same story to the man in the store?" he said. Then the man was even more amazed to see two middle-aged men, who looked very much alike, embracing each other and weeping together in the front of the store.
After twenty years, the brokenness was mended. The wall of resentment that divided them came down. It is so often the little things that finally divide people -- words spoken in haste; criticisms; accusations; resentments. And once divided, they may never come together again.
The solution, of course, is to let it go. There is really nothing particularly profound about learning to let go of little resentments. But for fulfilling and lasting relationships, letting them go is a must. Refuse to carry around bitterness and you may be surprised at how much energy you have left for building bonds with those you love
TODAY’S WORD
impediment
(noun) [im-PED-ah-mahnt]
1. something that obstructs or hinders progress; a hindrance:
"I think my staff sees me as an impediment at the moment."
2. an impairment, especially one affecting speech; impairment
3. (as in law) something that obstructs the making of a legal contract, for example a marriage contract adjective form: impedimental, impedimentary
TODAY’S REFLECTION
Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you ...
Isaiah 30:18
God has wonderful gifts planned for us; but they often come "wrapped" in bad situations.
Do you want to be strong and resilient, able to persevere and emerge victorious? These traits come from suffering through trials.
Want to be patient? It's a result of waiting and waiting and trusting while you wait some more.
We live in a world that focuses on instant gratification, so we are often so focused on the outside wrapping that we miss out on the gift inside.
From Daily Heartlight
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Let everyone mind his own business, and the cows will be well tended.
77 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
MA
MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
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